Manikandan Punnakkal
Manikandan Punnakkal
ABOUT SELLER
Manikandan Punnakkal, from Chalissery village, Palakkad district, Kerala commenced mural painting from a very young age. He has executed numerous traditional mural paintings on walls and various surfaces such as canvas and wooden panels, etc.
Yet another remarkable art work of Manikandan punnakkal's is Relief mural were he depicts his own style on walls. Which had captured throughout the Nation.
One of his recent works is the mural in Vaikom Mahadeva Temple in Kerala, which is considered a landmark. Though in Kerala, traditional mural painting is done only in five colours such as yellow, red, green, black and white, Manikandan has experimented with colours in his mural paintings.
He has created a contemporary mural style in which, along with colour, he infuses tribal beauty, folk art, traditional musical instruments as well as tribal lifestyles with their rustic simple life yet highlighting their sensuality. His creativity of making contemporary mural got immense recognition & admiration in the art market.
Recently, Manikandan added another creative dimension and completed a series of paintings on acrylic. These paintings depict the 'Anandini Series, and is based on women who specialize in entertaining guests. It literally means a women who enjoys and entertains, is a series of Mural style paintings.
A high point in Manikandan's artistic career was when he invited to Italy for three solo exhibitions.
He obtained 5years National Diploma in Mural Painting from Guruvayoor(kerala), MFA from Mysore, Karnataka.
